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The Greek cemetery adjacent to the Church of Saint Barbara on the island of Imbros, dating back to the 18th century, faces imminent conversion into a hotel development site.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday evening again responded directly to the latest crescendo of threats, saber-rattling and revanchist rhetoric aimed at the country by Turkish leadership and even opposition party leaders – ahead of what’s expected to be a hotly contested election in the neighboring country – saying that the landmark 1923 Lausanne Treaty will not be revised.

International media outlets reacted to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Greece, focusing on his calls for a revision of the Lausanne Treaty and the subsequent rebuke by both Greek President Pavlopoulos and PM Alexis Tsipras.